Memories Of Greatest Cricketers - - #8 Shane Warne

[Puliyan_Biryani]

Crossed feeyaar in post count

Of course Murali trumps Warne in wickets in all circumstances, won more matches than any other cricketer who has ever played the game. Tests, ODI, home, away - everywhere. Murali's record is phenomenal and going to stand forever. podhumA?

[Vivasaayi]

warnie..a rockstar on the pitch..

only bowler who is entertaining ball after ball even if there is nothing happening in the game..

[Puliyan_Biryani]

Warnie makes it into the World XI (unanimously ) and Readers XI.

http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/con...ry/482936.html

Three players were unanimous choices, figuring in the first XIs of each of the 12 members of the jury (each juror was asked to pick a first XI and a second) - Don Bradman, Garry Sobers and Shane Warne, each of whom got the maximum points possible in the exercise, 60.

Perhaps the biggest surprise the XI threw up was the gap between Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan, the two leading wicket-takers in cricket history. Murali made it to ESPNcricinfo's World Second XI, tallying 34 points fewer than Warne.

Warnie

[Plum]

andha jury pinna vEra enna paNNuvAnga. Sachinku vote pOdAdha chappell irundha jury dhAnE - vayatherichal gumbal.

[Puliyan_Biryani]

andha jury pinna vEra enna paNNuvAnga. Sachinku vote pOdAdha chappell irundha jury dhAnE - vayatherichal gumbal.

Ajit Wadekar and Murali's countryman Duleep Mendis-kooda irundhaangannu nenaikkaren

[Plum]

Oh apdiyA?
*adjusts viewfinder*
Ahn gnAbagam vandhiruchu
Mendis singaLa ina veRiyarin maraimuga tamizh edhirppu

Wadekar vadakkathi mERkathi thimir thamizhanai recognise paNNa kUdAdhunnu

(YAru kitta? _)

[Puliyan_Biryani]

indha logic padi paathaa Srikkanth and Woorukkeri Raman-adhaan jury-kku anuppanum. appakkooda "innoru Tamizhan eppadi munneralaamnu ivunga vote podalai"-nu solluveenga.

[Plum]

SeriousA badhil solRinga?
But do you think SachinkillAdha unanimous choice does Warne deserve?
Do you or don't you think some goodhals is involved?$
Remember in a previous listing Sehwag got same no. Of votes as others and his name was iruttadippu senjufied. Rahul bhatacharya protested over this. Cricinfi follows the agenda of western cricketing powers and is capable of such dark deeds.

Certainly, I don't believe warne is that far ahead of murali( I mean he is behind in terms of achievements but even if one grants dubious claims that he his clean and murali is unclean, he is not far ahead)

[Puliyan_Biryani]

SeriousA badhil solRinga?
But do you think SachinkillAdha unanimous choice does Warne deserve?
Do you or don't you think some goodhals is involved?$
Remember in a previous listing Sehwag got same no. Of votes as others and his name was iruttadippu senjufied. Rahul bhatacharya protested over this. Cricinfi follows the agenda of western cricketing powers and is capable of such dark deeds.

I have no doubt that Sachin deserved unanimous selection. But even then it was one sour person voting against Sachin rather than the same person lobbying and garnering 3-4 votes against Sachin. To push Crookinfo's agenda, a headline like "Sachin just makes the cut in World XI" would be far more sensational.

Some politics might have happened. Unless someone comes out and breaks the story we can only speculate. But 33% of the panel is Asian (Intikhab Alam, Wadekar, Ramachandra Guha & Duleep Mendis) and AFAIK Wadekar and Mendis are strong personalities (I might be wrong ). So it does give us a fair chance for accurate results (maybe 10% error for political lobbying/agenda).

Certainly, I don't believe warne is that far ahead of murali( I mean he is behind in terms of achievements but even if one grants dubious claims that he his clean and murali is unclean, he is not far ahead)

If I may borrow PR-speak, Murali has only been accepted as part of the system and to decorate him as a success of the system is beyond the imagination of us (upholders of the classical game). Unlike Sachin who had to battle with other batting greats like Richards and Lara, Warne's battle is only against Murali. And the contest would end for many once the "whether Murali is unclean" question is answered. If they themselves are not 100% convinced of the action, then there is no way they are going to select him in a World XI. The unanimous vote does look like a heavy laurel, but Warnie didn't have a contest and it isn't his fault IMHO.

[Plum]

This is the grouse I have with you so called classicists. Agree to disagree ellAm solla vENdiyadhu but chance kedaikkarachE agendavai mun vaikkaRadhu. If you accept him as part of the system, you should not deny hm the laurels. Ipdi agendavOdu seyal padum classicists irukkum varai, I will not respect sach "unanimous" choices.

Gary Sobers, Bradman, Lara rated Murali above Warne. Adhuvum huge laurel dhAn. Who cares if chappel brother doesn't recognise?